Container



De@ 11, 1934- A. A. ARcHBoLD, JR 1,984,170

CONTAINER Filed Sept. l5, 1932 Patented Dec. 11, 1934 CONTAmER Arthur A. Archbold,-Jr., Berwyn, Ill., assignor of one-half to S. E. Andrews, Chicago, Ill.

Application September 1 5, 1932, Serial No. 633,356

i claim..

This invention relates to containers for paint, varnish, lacquer and the like, and more particu# larly to containersV in which the paint or other material is retained while it is being applied.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a wiping bar integral with the top of a round paint can which permits wiping excess paint from a brush against a straight edge instead of a curved edge.

A further object is to provide means for uniformly removing excess paint from the brush, and thereby providing a uniform degree of paint saturation throughout the brush and avoiding unnecessary loss of paint by dripping.

A further object is the production of an improved container provided with means adapted to prevent the accumulation of paint in the groove of the crown of the container, thereby allowing the cover to be tightly replaced and permitting the formation of an air-tight seal.

A further object is lthe production of an improved container at a moderate cost and by a simple method of manufacture.

The invention will be readily understood from the following description and the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved container; Fig. 2 is a broken vertical sectional view taken along line 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a broken plan view of a. modification.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, in which the preferred embodimentv is illustrated, A designates a container comprising a cylindrical body portion 4 equipped at its lower end with a bottom 5,

The crown is adapted to fit snugly on the upper periphery of thel shell and is supported thereby.

The crown is provided with an up- (Cl. 22o-90) wardly extending inner annulus 7 and a groove 8 adjacent thereto, said groove being adapted to engage the cover of the container (not shown). A fiat strip 9 extends across the opening of the container between the upper edges of the an- 5 nulus and forms an integral part of the crown. The strip is provided with a at edge 10 whereby excess paint may be evenly removed from a brush. The strip may also be conveniently employed as a rest for a brush. In accordance with 10- the present invention, the crown and wiping bar are preferably stamped in one piece. In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3, the structure is similar to that already described and the parts are correspondingly designated, except that 15 the crown is designated 6a, the upwardly extending annulus 7, and the groove 8a. In this construction, the wiping bar comprises a flange 9' stamped integral with the crown and having a. straight edge 10.

The improved container is simple in construction and is found to be satisfactory in practice. The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and

-no unnecessary limitations should be understood 25 therefrom, but the appended claim should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

I claim:

A container for paint and the like, comprising 30 a cylindrical shell having a bottom closure at one end and a crown mounted on the other, said crown being provided with an inner annulus and an imperforate cross bar stamped integrally therewith and positioned to provide a spaced 35 opening for stirring between said annulus and cross bar, said cross bar having a straight edge adapted to return excess paint to the container.

ARTHUR A. ARCHBOLD, Jn. 

